Several tombs in the necropolises of Egypt depict figures dancing across the walls and playing instruments. But when ...

An ancient shipwreck proves the Greek historian Herodotus was correct about the observations he made in relation to Egyptian ...

The modern city of Luxor, known in the ancient world as Thebes, has one of the largest concentrations of ancient monuments in ...

Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of ...

What appears to be evidence of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history is etched onto finger-length, clay cylinders ...

To mark the opening of the Colosseum in 80 C.E., the Roman emperor Titus staged a staggering spectacle, flooding the arena ...

A leading academic has highlighted China’s rich mathematical history, including a startling fact about a well-known theorem.

Archaeologists uncovered remnants of a potential Israelite palace in Jordan, revealing a link to biblical stories and ancient artistry.

Ezgi Aslan, 21, said she believed the ancient beauty rituals strengthened the skin itself, more so than modern products.

Thessaloniki's new subway integrates modern transport with archaeological finds, revealing ancient history beneath the city.

Aloft over the landscape of Bavaria some 147 million years ago was a pterosaur - an ancient flying reptile - with a wing span ...

Gladiator II director Ridley Scott famously does not care about historical accuracy in his films but we had to ask.